Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 20.86 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador stood at 20.86 kilograms per year per capita. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 20.86 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.87 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.87 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 5.97 kilograms per year per capita | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 6.14 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 6.09 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 6.24 kilograms per year per capita | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 6.09 kilograms per year per capita | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 6.64 kilograms per year per capita | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 6.02 kilograms per year per capita | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 6.72 kilograms per year per capita | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 6.24 kilograms per year per capita | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 6.55 kilograms per year per capita | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 7.32 kilograms per year per capita | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 7.41 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.32 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 8.47 kilograms per year per capita | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 9.39 kilograms per year per capita | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 8.78 kilograms per year per capita | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 8.51 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 8.47 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 9.31 kilograms per year per capita | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 12.17 kilograms per year per capita | +30.7% |
| 1982 | 13.01 kilograms per year per capita | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 14.35 kilograms per year per capita | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 12.92 kilograms per year per capita | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 12.86 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 15.28 kilograms per year per capita | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 16.44 kilograms per year per capita | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 14.83 kilograms per year per capita | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 15.72 kilograms per year per capita | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 15.23 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 15.18 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.53 kilograms per year per capita | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 13.73 kilograms per year per capita | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 13.01 kilograms per year per capita | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 15.66 kilograms per year per capita | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 14.48 kilograms per year per capita | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 14.3 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.51 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 14.81 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 13.57 kilograms per year per capita | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 12.33 kilograms per year per capita | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 14.91 kilograms per year per capita | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 14.1 kilograms per year per capita | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 14.49 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.38 kilograms per year per capita | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 14.53 kilograms per year per capita | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 14.95 kilograms per year per capita | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 15.76 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 15.11 kilograms per year per capita | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 15.25 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.68 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 16.09 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 16.4 kilograms per year per capita | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2 kilograms per year per capita | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.3 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.33 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.3 kilograms per year per capita | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 17.38 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.35 kilograms per year per capita | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 17.49 kilograms per year per capita | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 20.73 kilograms per year per capita | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 19.64 kilograms per year per capita | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 20.86 kilograms per year per capita | +6.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.86 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.38 kilograms per year per capita, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20.86 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.02 kilograms per year per capita, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2 kilograms per year per capita | 5.87 kilograms per year per capita | 6.72 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.85 kilograms per year per capita | 6.24 kilograms per year per capita | 9.39 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.69 kilograms per year per capita | 9.31 kilograms per year per capita | 16.44 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.64 kilograms per year per capita | 13.01 kilograms per year per capita | 15.66 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 kilograms per year per capita | 12.33 kilograms per year per capita | 15.76 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.33 kilograms per year per capita | 15.25 kilograms per year per capita | 17.38 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.68 kilograms per year per capita | 17.49 kilograms per year per capita | 20.86 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 16 Algeria 22.01 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 17 Venezuela 21.83 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 18 United States 21.75 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 20 Bahrain 20.56 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 21 Czechia 20.14 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 22 Germany 19.89 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 20.86 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.86 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.